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US Plant Patent PP11976

Hoosiers

Hibiscus plant named ‘Hoosiers’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 15, 2019. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number
PP11976
Filed
September 15, 1999
Granted
July 3, 2001
Expires
September 15, 2019
Inventor
DUBIN DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Hoosiers’, characterized by its upright and somewhat spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; shiny dark green leaves; large and unique bi-colored flowers with pure white center surrounded by dark red margin; and red and white vertically striped styles.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Hoosiers’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11976 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.